Biomechanical Assessment
Understanding how your foot mechanics influence the rest of your body.
What a Biomechanical Assessment Is
If your knees ache after a run, your child trips more than other kids their age, or pain in one foot has quietly become pain in the opposite hip, the way you stand and move is usually part of the picture. A biomechanical assessment is the appointment we use to work that out properly, rather than guessing.
A structured look at how your feet, ankles, knees, and hips work together. We watch you walk, check joint range and muscle strength, examine your footwear, and listen to what’s been going on day to day. From there we build a management plan that suits the body in front of us, not a generic one off a poster.
We run it as either a focused half-hour, or a full hour with the lot.
Thirty-Minute Biomechanical Assessment: $110
A focused appointment for a single concern: heel pain that won’t settle, a knee that complains every long walk, recurring shin splints, a child who’s started toe-walking. We cover the essentials and leave with a plan. If the picture turns out to be more complex than half an hour allows, we’ll book you back in to keep going rather than rush it.
One-Hour Comprehensive Assessment: $285
For runners changing distance, people who’ve tried orthotics that didn’t help, or anyone wanting the full workup before custom orthotic therapy. The hour includes:
- In-shoe pressure mapping (we measure the actual load through your foot inside your own shoes)
- Video gait analysis (slow-motion footage of you walking or running, reviewed with you on screen)
- 3D foot scanning (a precise digital model of each foot)
What You Walk Out With
A clear picture of what’s happening, and a written management plan. Depending on what we find, that might include footwear advice, exercises, taping or padding, a referral on, or the start of orthotic therapy. We’ll tell you what we’d usually expect over the coming weeks, and what to come back for if it isn’t tracking.
Funding
- Medicare CDM (Chronic Disease Management): if your GP has put you on a CDM plan, the standard rebate applies to either consult length.
- Private health: most extras cover podiatry. The rebate amount depends on your fund and level, so check before the appointment.
- NDIS: plan-managed and self-managed clients can book either. The one-hour comprehensive is the assessment we use when we’re applying for custom orthotics through Assistive Technology funding.
- DVA: Gold Card holders are covered for the 30-minute biomechanical assessment. The one-hour comprehensive is not currently covered under DVA.
If you’re not sure which appointment suits, give us a call and we’ll work it out together.